CNN report said North Carolina candidate for governor made explicit posts on website’s message board

Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, announced a lawsuit Tuesday against CNN over its recent report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory.

The lawsuit, filed in Wake county superior court, comes less than four weeks after a television report that led many fellow GOP elected officials and candidates, including Donald Trump, to distance themselves from Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign. Robinson announced the lawsuit at a news conference in Raleigh.

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    18 days ago

    Whether he wins or loses in November

    NC went to trump in 2020, but had also reelected cooper (D) for governor. robinson’s been polling at 40% or below against stein’s >50%, so it’s looking pretty grim for black nazi

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      18 days ago

      This is an unfortunate tradition of having a Democrat governor but Republican for NC Congress and higher. It’s no indicator of any potential. However, I do think we have another chance to do 2008 again, despite all the work the GOP has put into preventing more voters.